Red Velvet Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

By juliedee29

Ingredients

• For the Bars:
• 3 C Flour
• 1/3 C Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 C Butter, softened
• 1 1/2 C Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 oz Bottle Red Food Coloring
• For the Frosting:
• 2 8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 C Butter, softened
• 3 1/2 C Powdered Sugar
• 2 tsp Vanilla

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from asimplepantry.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and grease. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking power, and baking soda, and stir to combine.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy, around 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at time, mixing until fully incorporated. Slowly stir in the vanilla and food coloring. Add the dry ingredients in batches, mixing until just combined.

While the cookie bars cool, add the butter and cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and beat until combined and fluffy, around 5 minutes. Add the powdered sugar in batches and beat gently until combined. Add the vanilla, then beat for an additional 3 minutes. Frost the cookie bars, cut, and enjoy.